G/SPS/N/NZL/657  
 
13 September 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Plants for planting eligible for importation into New Zealand of the 
below genera:  Athyrium , Callistemon , Echium , Lavatera , Ocimum , Perov skia, Psidium , and 
Ruta 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of 
Nursery Stock . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 412 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/NZL /21_5627_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard describes the import specifications and entry 
conditions for nursery stock (whole plants, cuttings, bulbs and tissue culture) imported 
into New Zealand.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Xylella fastidiosa  is a 
regulated pest in New Zealand. It is listed on MPI's Priority Plant Pests and Diseases list, so 
it is constantly monitored for changes in hosts and/or distribution. The European Food 
Safety Authority (EFSA) recently updated the list  of host plants that are susceptible to 
Xylella fastidiosa . The Import Health Standard 155.02.06: Importation of Nursery Stock 
(IHS) was urgently amended to include measures for the management of X. fastidiosa  on 
eight newly identified host genera:  
Athyrium , Callistemon , Echium , Lavatera , Ocimum , Perovskia , Psidium , and Ruta. 
Athyrium , Echium , Lavatera , Perovskia and Ruta nursery stock are no longer 'Basic' 
commodities, and must now meet the import requirements of the Veronica  schedule of the 
IHS (se ction 3).  
All eight newly identified host genera must now meet the requirements for X. fastidiosa in 
the IHS specifically:  
− Section 2.2.1.12 for whole plants and cuttings, and  section 2.2.2.5 for tissue culture.  G/SPS/N/NZL/657  
 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM No. 13  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant inter national standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
9 September 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. 
Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. 
Tel: +(64 4) 894 0431; Fax: +(64 4) 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mp i.govt.nz  
Website:  https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade -into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/